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Infantry Weapons

Pakistan Army Deploys Chinese HQ-16A SAM System in Kashmir

July 18, 2021 GDC 0

In 2016, the Pakistan Army disclosed that it had procured six HQ-16A surface-to-air missile (SAM) systems from China for $373 million U.S. in fiscal year 2014-2015. This acquisition appears to be a follow-on from the […]

Naval Platforms

China launches first Type 054A/P frigate for Pakistan Navy

August 23, 2020 GDC 0

China’s Hudong Zhonghua launched the first Type 054 A/P Frigate for Pakistan Navy today. This is the first of four vessels on order by Pakistan. Pakistan signed a first contract for the delivery two Type […]

Infantry Weapons

The HQ-16 (LY-80) Surface-to-Air Missile System

January 22, 2018 LM Publications 0

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  • Boeing launches flight evaluation of Super Hornet and Growler for Finland’s HX programme

    February 19, 2020 0
    Boeing has officially launched the flight evaluation phase of its F/A-18E/F Super Hornet and EA-18G Growler aircraft for Finland’s HX fighter replacement programme, with three aircraft arriving at Tampere-Pirkkala Airbase north of Helsinki on 18 [...]
  • Why Did Russia’s Navy Repeatedly Fail To Defend Its Warship?

    June 12, 2023 0
    The Russian cruiser Moskva was attacked in the Black Sea on April 13th. There are unconfirmed reports also that the Russian frigate Admiral Makarov was attacked on May 6th.  As details emerge, four important questions [...]
  • China delivers Shahed-136 copycat Sunflower-200 drones, ammunition and aircraft spare parts to Russia

    July 5, 2024 0
    On Saturday, June 29, a Chinese military transport aircraft, the Y-20 military transport aircraft with tail number 20248, made a landing in Moscow, Russia. China never publicly announced its direct involvement in arms shipments like [...]
  • China deploys 200-ton aluminium hull low-tech type 22 boats in South China Sea

    April 30, 2025 0
    China’s People’s Liberation Army (PLA) Navy has deployed aluminium-hulled, low-tech Type 22 fast-attack missile boats in the South China Sea. China Launches Nuclear Sub, Destroyer, Landing Ship On Same DayDateMay 26, 2021Type 075 Amphibious Assault [...]
  • Taliban Shipping Captured Arms to Lashkar-e-Tayyiba, A Banned Terrorist Group In Kashmir, India

    August 30, 2021 0
    Footage published by Afghanistan’s NRF in Panjshir Valley shows that the Taliban is shipping many M4 Carbines and armored vehicles to Pakistan – the possible shipping destination of these weapons is Kashmir. The Lashkar-e-Tayyiba, a [...]
  • Italy deploys SAMP/T air defense system in Kuwait

    November 28, 2021 0
    The Italian Armed Forces have deployed a batch of SAMP/T air defense missile systems to Kuwait as part of Operation Inherent Resolve, the name of the US military’s international military intervention in Iraq, Syria and Libya against [...]
East Asia and Pacific Region

The Features and Characteristics of South Korean K239 Chunmoo MLRS.

May 17, 2026 0

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Europe

Estonia Purchases Additional HIMARS Rocket Artillery from Lockheed Martin.

May 16, 2026 0

The Estonian Centre for Defence Investments has signed a contract with Lockheed Martin for the procurement of three additional HIMARS multiple rocket systems. The agreement also includes an investment of approximately $11 million into Estonia’s […]

Europe

Saab HEAT 758 Features Dual-Charge Warhead Inside New Carl-Gustaf Anti-Tank Round.

May 11, 2026 0

Saab is stepping up the Carl-Gustaf recoilless rifle’s anti-armor role with a new round designed to defeat heavily protected vehicles on the modern battlefield. The HEAT 758 features a dual-charge warhead meant to first damage […]

Europe

Roketsan unveiled the CIDA long-range anti-tank guided missile.

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East Asia and Pacific Region

South Korea’s Hanwha Aerospace Unveils Next-generation K9MH Mobile Howitzer Artillery System.

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Europe

Safran and MBDA fired the first Thundart munition developed for France’s Long-Range Land Strike program.

May 5, 2026 0

French defense firm Safran and missile maker MBDA successfully test-fired their jointly developed rocket-artillery munition this month, and expect to be able to deliver the first multiple-launch rocket systems in 2029 should their offer be […]

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    KAI aims to export first Korean-made helicopter to Indonesia

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    Polish private company sold Elon Musk’s Starlink internet to Russian army and Wagner mercenary group

  • Europe

    Turkish Navy to launch first Istanbul-class (MILGEM project) frigate this year

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    USS John McCain Passes Through Taiwan Straits

  • Americas

    Senate chairman moves toward CAATSA sanctions on Turkey as Turkey test Nebo-M radar against F-16

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    Syrian rebels capture central city of Hama in severe setback to president Assad

  • Europe

    Turkish President Erdogan Backs Sweden’s NATO Bid

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    Why Australia Needs B-21 Raider For Long-range Strike Missions?

  • Europe

    Elbit Systems delivers first artillery systems to Denmark

  • Air Platform

    Israel Still Opposes F-35 Sale to UAE, Despite Diplomatic Agreement, Senior Officials Say

  • South Asia

    Saab’s Gripen E is Leading IAF’s latest MMRCA Contest for 110 Fighter Jets

  • Middle East

    Iran and Israel secretly maintain oil pipeline joint venture, EAPC

  • Europe

    Global Defense Giants Quietly Making Billions From Ukraine War

  • Air Platform

    AI pilot defeats human in a VR dogfight flying F-16 fighters

  • Air-Launched Weapons

    U.S. State Department Approves Sale of Air-to-air Missiles to Saudi Arabia

  • Air Platform

    Ukrainian HIMARS Destroys Convoy of Russia’s BM-21 Grad Artillery Rockets

  • Europe

    Lithuanian Army to receive Kongsberg Protector RWS

  • Air Platform

    KC-46A Pegasus Tankers Certified To Refuel 97% Joint Force’s Aircraft

  • Europe

    Ukraine’s kamikaze drone caused significant damage to Russia’s second-largest Ust-Luga gas terminal

  • Air Platform

    Can Cash-strapped Pakistan Afford To Buy 40 J-35 Fourth-gen Fighter Jets From China?

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Luerssen Australia Continues To Strengthen Sovereign Supply Chain In Australia

  • Air Platform

    Northrop Grumman Unveils RAAF’s MQ-4C Triton ISR Platform

  • Air Platform

    FLIR Black Hornet 3 Personal Reconnaissance System

  • Air Platform

    Azerbaijan plans to purchase 48 Gripen E/F fighter jets from Sweden.

  • Europe

    CZ Group Unveils BREN 3 Assault Rifles at IDET 2025 in Brno

  • Americas

    U.S. Air Force Shoots Down Third Unidentified Object Over US-Canada Border

  • Air Platform

    Ballistic Missiles Shrapnel And Debris Destroyed 20 Israeli F-35I Stealth Jets As Israel Intercepts 400 Iranian Ballistic Missiles

  • Europe

    Ukrainian HIMARS Artillery Strikes Destroyed Russian Ka-52, Mi-28 and Mi-8 Helicopters

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Indonesia Looking At Iver Huitfeldt-Class Frigate To Boost TNI-AL’s Blue Water Force

  • Europe

    Ukrainian Army Recaptured 400 Square Kilometers In Kherson

  • Ballistic Missile

    Beijing Reacts to U.S. Concerns About China’s Nuclear Weapons

  • Middle East

    Biden Administration Plans To Halt Arms Sale To UAE And Saudi Arabia For Violating Human Rights

  • Defense Industry

    Turkish Aerospace Industries opens first Southeast Asian office in Malaysia

  • South Asia

    General Bipin Rawat praises Boeing P-8I Poseidon for Doklam operation

  • Air Platform

    France Started Engine Testing For Sixth-Gen FCAS Fighter Jets

  • Europe

    The Czech Republic plans to buy new Leopard A28 tanks

  • Europe

    Finland And Sweden Formally Apply For NATO Membership

  • Anti-ship Missile

    Japan deploys Type 88 anti-ship missiles amid China tensions

  • Air Platform

    BAE Systems Awarded Contract to Provide Digital GPS Anti-jam Receiver (DIGAR) Technology for Eurofighter Typhoon

  • Air Platform

    Trump Administration Approves $6 Billion Arms Sale to Israel.

  • Europe

    Ukraine To Receive 300KM Range ATACMS Missiles, U.S. Department of Defense Reported

  • C4iSR

    Reutech optical radar tracker (ORT)

  • Land Platform

    The U.S. will fund Israeli Eitan Armored Vehicle Acquisition Program.

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    China’s propaganda and disinformation campaigns about PLA

  • Defense Industry

    Sweden Agrees On Multi-billion Deals To Sale Gripen Fighter Jets To Colombia And Philippines

  • South Asia

    Russian Missiles Don’t Work, Says Indian Air Force

  • Europe

    Russian Navy: Underestimating the consequences of corruption and incompetence are the reasons for its underperformance

  • Anti-air Missiles

    Ukraine’s HIMARS Rocket Artillery Destroyed Russia’s Upgraded Buk Surface-to-air Missile

  • Europe

    Russia To Buy North Korean KN-09 And Chinese PCL191 Rocket Artillery To Counter HIMARS

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